Joaquin Abarca (1780, Huesca - 1844) Spanish

prelate A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'pref ...

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in 1780 he went on to become Bishop of León in 1824. During the 1833 civil war he was one of the leaders of the

Carlist party The Carlist Party ( es, Partido Carlista, ca, Partit Carlí, eu, Karlista Alderdia, gl, Partido Carlista, ast, Partíu Carlista; PC) is a Spanish political party that considers itself as a successor to the historical tradition of Carlism. ...

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1780 births 1844 deaths People from Huesca Bishops of León Carlists Spanish politicians 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub